Exclusive - Gold: West Ham have the momentum to secure promotion

West Ham co-owner David Gold has warned the club’s opponents in the Championship play-off final that they are confident of securing a return to the Premier League.

The Hammers have struggled under the heavy expectation placed upon them this season and missed out on automatic promotion as a result.

But they disposed of Cardiff in expert fashion, winning 5-0 over two legs in the play-off semi-finals, and were unbeaten in the final six league games of the season leading Gold to declare that Sam Allardyce’s side have the momentum to emerge victorious at Wembley in.

“People talk about having the momentum,” Gold told talkSPORT. “What I’ve seen in the last three or four games is that we’re coming into form.

“After being beaten by Reading, which was a devastating day for us to get beaten at home we’ve run into form.

“Players are running into form, players are fit, the optimism and confidence is all flowing back so we go to Wembley feeling like we [can do it].

“They talk about the sixth team that sneaks into the play-offs and then wins the final because they’ve got the momentum. Well, I actually think that we’re in third place but we’ve got the momentum and I’m feeling good about that.”